The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
--Mark Twain
Apt!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Why do people have expectations?
Haven't we heard this phrase before... "the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment"?
I kinda agree! So I usually do not have too high an expecation for sth. Anything extra is always a bonus =) Anything less, nah, it's fine with me! I shan't be too bothered by it.
So why den do pple hold high expecations of sth? A symbol of hope? Confidence? Motivation?
I did a search, and found this:
Do you think that the higher your expectations are the greater can be the disappointment?
Does this thought hold you from doing things in your life? If you think in this way, you will either refrain from acting, or subconsciously act in such a way as to bring failure and consequently disappointment into your life.
Not everything in life turns as one wants and expects, but that doesn’t mean one should not try. So what if there is failure? You learn from it and go on.
In order to achieve success in any area of life you need ambition and desire, and when you have ambition and desire, it is only natural to have expectations too. If there is fear of disappointment, you would either do nothing about your ambitions, or subconsciously spoil your chances of success, and then justify the saying that “The higher your expectations, the greater your disappointment.”
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I kinda agree! So I usually do not have too high an expecation for sth. Anything extra is always a bonus =) Anything less, nah, it's fine with me! I shan't be too bothered by it.
So why den do pple hold high expecations of sth? A symbol of hope? Confidence? Motivation?
I did a search, and found this:
Do you think that the higher your expectations are the greater can be the disappointment?
Does this thought hold you from doing things in your life? If you think in this way, you will either refrain from acting, or subconsciously act in such a way as to bring failure and consequently disappointment into your life.
Not everything in life turns as one wants and expects, but that doesn’t mean one should not try. So what if there is failure? You learn from it and go on.
In order to achieve success in any area of life you need ambition and desire, and when you have ambition and desire, it is only natural to have expectations too. If there is fear of disappointment, you would either do nothing about your ambitions, or subconsciously spoil your chances of success, and then justify the saying that “The higher your expectations, the greater your disappointment.”
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Hmmm. Sounds bad!
Fortunately for me, I do not stop myself from trying because I'm scared of disappointment. No, actually I'm not scared of disappointment. I just wanna manage my expecations to avoid feeling blue and gloomy. And yeah, desire... no wonder sometimes we can't help ourselves from having expectations...
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